THE Beatles AND The Rolling Stones are to share a stage in Liverpool - albeit courtesy of the city's museums.

Images of the Fab Four in India during their creative heyday and The Rolling Stones working and relaxing during the height of their own musical powers, will share space in an exhibition at the Conservation Centre, Whitechapel, Liverpool, from November 1 to December 9.

Paul Saltzman, who took the photographs of The Beatles when they visited the Maharishi in India, met the group by chance.

He says that he, too, had made the journey to consult the mystic and philosopher, as part of an attempt to "find himself" after a broken romance.

The pictures he captured, showing the Beatles suntanned and relaxing in their Far Eastern hideaway, are now thought to be among the most prized images of the world's most sensational rock group.

Meanwhile, Gered Mankovitz's photographs of The Rolling Stones, show Mick Jagger and co both onstage and backstage, as well as in the recording studios and at home.

Auctioneers Southeby's rock 'n' roll expert Stephen Maycock, says of the Beatles photographs: "They are quite remarkable. Some of the best I have ever seen."